In a statement on Thursday, the MEA said India would be sending relief material in multiple consignments, the first tranche of which was delivered in Chittagong by an IAF aircraft on Thursday.

The statement said, "The relief material consists of items required urgently by the affected people, namely rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets etc." For good measure, India promised to "provide any assistance required by Government of Bangladesh in this hour of need."

The Indian assistance comes as the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the Rohingya crisis a "humanitarian catastrophe". "Violence in Myanmar has created a humanitarian catastrophe. Aid has been severely disrupted and 380,000 refugees have fled to Bangladesh.

On Wednesday, The UNSC expressed concern at reports of excessive violence during security operations by Myanmar.

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